- amylase am·yl·ase n
- ['æmɪˌleɪz]
amilasi f
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amylase am·yl·ase n
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amylase — [ amilaz ] n. f. • 1875; du lat. amylum et ase ♦ Chim., biol. Enzyme provoquant l hydrolyse de l amidon en maltose, puis en glucose, que l on rencontre dans la salive, le suc pancréatique, et dans divers micro organismes et végétaux. ⇒ diastase.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-ase — ♦ Élément, tiré de diastase, servant à désigner certains ferments (enzymes) : oxydase. N. f. pl. Les ases [ az ] :les enzymes. ase élément, tiré de diastase, désignant certaines enzymes. ⇒ ASE, suff. Suff. formateur de subst. du genre fém.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
amylase — (n.) enzyme which brings about the hydrolysis of starch, 1893, from AMYL (Cf. amyl) + chemical suffix ASE (Cf. ase) … Etymology dictionary
-ase — [ās, āz] [abstracted < (DIAST)ASE] suffix forming nouns an enzyme, esp. one of vegetable origin [amylase] … English World dictionary
amylase — [am′ə lās΄] n. [ AMYL(O) + ASE] an enzyme that helps change starch into sugar: it is found in saliva, pancreatic juice, etc.: see also DIASTASE, AMYLOPSIN … English World dictionary
-ase — suffix Biochem. forming the name of an enzyme (amylase). Etymology: DIASTASE * * * ˌās noun suffix ( s) Etymology: French, from diastase … Useful english dictionary
amylase — /am euh lays , layz /, n. Biochem. 1. any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose. 2. any of several digestive enzymes that… … Universalium
Amylase — Amy|la|se 〈f. 19; Chem.〉 Enzym, das Stärke zu Maltose (Malzzucker) abbaut; Sy Diastase * * * A|my|la|se [von Amyl (2) u. ↑ ase], die; , n; Syn.: Diastase: Stärke (vgl. Amylose u. Amylopektin), Glykogen u. a. Glucane selektiv spaltende ↑… … Universal-Lexikon
amylase — /ˈæməleɪz/ (say amuhlayz) noun any of several enzymes, occurring in digestive juices, saliva, and plants which hydrolyse starches to glucose and maltose; the main types are alpha amylase and beta amylase. {amyl + ase} …
-ase — A termination denoting an enzyme, suffixed to the name of the substance (substrate) upon which the enzyme acts; e.g., phosphatase, lipase, proteinase. May also indicate the reaction catalyzed, e.g., decarboxylase, oxidase. Enzymes named before… … Medical dictionary
ase — abrase amibiase amylase anaphase antiphrase antonomase arase ascaridiase ase attaché case base beauty case blase brase carboxylase case catalase chrysoprase colocase crase diaclase diastase dérase désenvase embase embrase emphase entérokinase… … Dictionnaire des rimes
